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12 Nigerian troops die in helicopter air crash amid evacuation

19 Aug 2023 09:24 AM IST

Two dozen Nigerian security operatives were killed after a helicopter carrying dead and wounded soldiers from an evacuation mission in Niger state — 249 km north of Abuja —crashed on Monday, Al Jazeera reported. The evacuation mission had been to retrieve soldiers wounded or killed in an ambush by armed

Hurricane Hilary gains strength, poses threat to Mexico

19 Aug 2023 09:20 AM IST

Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a major storm Thursday evening off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and it could bring heavy rain to the southwestern US by the weekend. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hilary’s maximum sustained winds had risen to 120 mph (195 kph), making it a Category 3 hurricane. The

Drone shot down over central Moscow, no injuries reported

19 Aug 2023 09:19 AM IST

In a concerning development, Russian air defenses intercepted and downed a Ukrainian drone over central Moscow in the early hours of Friday. According to the Defense Ministry’s statement, the incident occurred around 4 a.m., resulting in no injuries or fires from the falling drone fragments. Despite the absence of casualties,

Trump’s Indictment spurs gathering of 2024 GOP competitors in Atlanta

19 Aug 2023 09:18 AM IST

Several Republican White House hopefuls are set to greet a conservative conference with hopes of making up ground against Donald Trump. But his shadow may be especially difficult to escape in the city where he was most recently indicted. Trump won’t speak at The Gathering, an Atlanta event by syndicated

Diplomatic rift deepens: Turkey’s warning to Russia after Black Sea incident

19 Aug 2023 09:17 AM IST

Turkey has warned Russia to “avoid further escalations” after a Turkish-owned cargo vessel was attacked by the Russian navy last weekend, France 24 reported on Thursday citing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office. “After the (Russian) intervention, our interlocutors in the Russian Federation were warned appropriately to avoid such attempts, which

Flood Mitigation a priority, Xi says amid Economic slump

19 Aug 2023 09:15 AM IST

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for measures to mitigate the effects of this year’s disastrous flooding which has left scores dead and inflicted massive damage on crops, homes and infrastructure, including in and around Beijing. At least 90 rivers have risen above warning levels and 24 have already overflowed

Chinese embassy thanks Indian Coast Guard for organizing mid-sea medical evacuation of its citizen

18 Aug 2023 16:44 PM IST

The Chinese embassy thanked the Indian Coast Guard for successfully organizing and conducting the medical evacuation of a Chinese national from a Panama-flagged research vessel, MV Dong Fang Kan Tan No 2, around 200 Kilometers in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai on the night of August 16 and 17. The

US intelligence : Ukraine will fail to meet counteroffensive’s key goal

18 Aug 2023 11:12 AM IST

The crucial city of Melitopol in the southeast won’t be reached by Ukraine’s counteroffensive, according to the US intelligence community. If this assessment turns out to be accurate, Kyiv won’t achieve its main goal of severing Russia’s land bridge to Crimea in this year’s push, The Washington Post reported. The

US Health and Human Services Secy in Gujarat for G20, bilateral meetings

18 Aug 2023 10:33 AM IST

An official announcement states that US Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, will attend the two-day G20 Health Ministers’ meeting, which will begin today in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He will take part in bilateral meetings as well. According to a press release from the US Department of HHS,

China’s pursuit of Status evident in Nuclear expansion, UK forum reports

18 Aug 2023 10:08 AM IST

A quest for status, changing views of deterrence and the desire to get Taiwan back are among the drivers of China’s current nuclear expansion, according to experts at The Democracy Forum’s (TDF) August panel discussion, which focused on what has led to this momentous build-up, as well as aiming to

Historic Artifacts theft results in Museum employee’s firing

18 Aug 2023 10:07 AM IST

The British Museum, one of London’s premier tourist attractions with thousands of precious artefacts on display, has sacked a staffer pending legal action after several treasures from a storeroom were found to have been stolen. The famous public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture, which also has several

Afghanistan: Taliban imposes ban on all political parties

18 Aug 2023 10:06 AM IST

The Afghan Taliban has imposed one more ban, this time on political parties in Afghanistan. Interim Minister for Justice, Shaikh Maulavi Abdul Hakeem Sharae said there was a complete ban on activities of political parties in Afghanistan, the Dawn reported. “Political parties’ activities have been completely stopped in the country